# Re: text to speech?

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 7, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-text-to-speech/97562 "2006-07-07T23:39:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-text-to-speech/97562/1 "2006-07-07T23:39:02Z")

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Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the main, editor-specific source code  
is in (default installation)  
C:\Program Files\TextPal\TextPal.rbw

Some Ruby libraries the application calls are in the same folder,  
similarly having a .rbw extension. Also used is the AutoIt COM library  
from

> **[Home - AutoIt](https://www.autoitscript.com/site/)**
>
> Other Articles You May Like AutoIt Script Editor AutoIt Downloads AutoIt Scripting Language

If detected on the computer, TextPal produces speech through the APIs of  
the most popular screen reader programs for Windows: JAWS from  
[http://www.FreedomScientific.com](http://www.FreedomScientific.com)  
and Window-Eyes from  
[http://www.GWMicro.com](http://www.GWMicro.com)

Jamal